CREASE CHECKER
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1. 5 51 mim The vertical axis Y of graphical display is zoomed by a factor displayed in the left top corner of the graph Y X 2 3 4 1 in above example This makes it easy to identify minor differences in shape and height of the Bead or Spine The optimum bead is drawn as a gray background based on the reference values of the active reference The actual bead curve is displayed in black color The bead width is displayed on top of the window The bead height is displayed on top of the curve Left and right angle are displayed at the left folding point and right folding point respectively The symmetry is displayed as difference between the perpendicular of the maximum height position to the base line and the center of the bead The previous measurement displays as a red line The average bead is displayed as a blue line BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 31 32 CREASE MEASUREMENTS eem PU S jjs Cg eid rm usi S E S ee cm qui mm bi fem Deer o cire 4 rm F d umm s 1 i A n E B8 BOBST keap He E os om mq om adn dre en z EER Ee Tia nase Patedbes Quitr ott Chal samt D v a Em auc wh a Tarsi Fins Paaril 4 ie mm th Ge Fr Irr rm ram Crease depth measurements are showing the deformation of the substrate The crease with is measured at half depth 50 as the crease cross section function is quite smooth at the substrate ends Opening does express2. Select the brightness type white gray black of the substrate Use the scroll bare to fine tune the brightness White or light gray card board can be analyzed with the standard setting shown below 53 a BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 MEASUREMENT FUNCTIONS Measure bead eo Measure crease characteristics characteristics Measure subsequently bead 7 and crease characteristics Measure embossing or and overlay images to obtain de bossing areas cross section image Measure fine structured embossing or de bossing AAT Measure embossing using E GUIDE areas as for example text SN Measure the folding characte Multi Crease Measurement ristics of the finished box EXECUTE A MEASUREMENT e Click Preview in case actually no Live Image is displayed inside the preview window e Select the measurement function e Position the device parallel to the crease bead to measure such as the crease image is centered in relation to the blue guide line overlaid to the PREVIEW image e Press the button of the device and keep the device in position until the captured image appears in the Analysis Window The software automatically calculates the dimensions and displays the results graphically inside the result window and the numbers in the table window BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 29 30 SETUP PROCESS Setup your embosser by measuring v
3. AL js g 2 B Sa I 1 peu RN e Eirini eter ee a a Doa lara Godin Rma Lrg Toce A a oN Cy lt o AE Ar E s L Il Ji n dom ra m E r i Dn Si S no A mo NS iri eF im LE ipn E s LN iie mpra Be nies AE hi oo Click this Icon to restart the measurement of the actual Box Click delete to delete the most recent measurement Click the OK Icon to create a report X Click the cancel Icon to exit without creating a report Click the save icon to save all measurement data into a tab I delimited text file BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 49 o0 STATISTICS th JX Open Statistics on quality reports Select the sample type Card board bead Creases on blanks Embossing Debossing Select the Standard from the list of available Standards Select the time frame by selecting the FROM date and the TO date appropriately Select the Job Identification number You can select a specific job identification number to calculate a statistics over all measurements of this job You can also use wild cards like to select similar job numbers Card board Bead 3 Embossing Debossing Card board Crease Standard Card Board From 01 01 2013 E To 27 05 2014 E Identification Number Samplejob r Tools Card Board Samplejob A parallel to fibers 62 Click the Statistics Icon to calculate the statistics All selected jobs will be A
4. CREASE CHECKER a 17 0 0 E BOBST CREASE CHECKER INTRODUCTION P 04 CREASE CHECKER PLUS CREASING RULE CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM E G UIDE POWER BOX SAPETY INSTRUCTIONS Us P 08 Warning General safety rules INSTALLATION iii P 09 Install the CREASE CHECKER software Run the application MAIN WINDOW E 11 Main Menu Functions Camera Functions oetup Statistics and Job Statistics Functions Reference Database Functions CONFIGURE YOUR INSTALLATION P 19 STANDARDS DATABASE P 18 THE BOX LAYOUT EDITOR PLUS VERSION ONLY P 23 Define measurement locations for embossing CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM only Define measurement positions for the finished box POWER BOX only BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 TYPICAL PROCEDURE TO DEFINE NEW STANDARD 20 Execute a measurement oetup Process Bead measurements Crease measurement Manual measurement of bead and crease Cross Section measurement Measure embossing or debossing on large areas Fine structured Embossing or Debossing MEASURE EMBOSSING USING E GUIDE P 30 Configure the E GUIDE Measure Embossing with E GUIDE FINISHED BOX CONTROL P 40 Measure the finished Box with POWER BOX Multi Crease measurements DAILY PRODUCTION QUALITY CONTROL OR CREASING P 43 Daily production quality control of embossing CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM Daily production quality control of finished boxes CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM POWER BOX required STATISTICS P 50
5. 1 E IT L E wi E u BOBST rm L ud m Manual measurement of height differences Move the mouse pointer to the upper corner of the embossing area A horizontal line is drawn when moving the mouse r Press the left mouse button down and keep it depressed Move the mouse pointer to the second level of your embossing area Release the left mouse button to obtain the measurement result BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 Manual measurement of multiple height differences Move the mouse pointer to the upper corner of the embossing area A horizontal line is drawn when moving the mouse Press the left mouse button down and keep it depressed Move the mouse pointer to the second level of your embossing area Confirm the second level with a click on the right mouse button while the left mouse button is still depressed The height difference is calculated and displayed in the main window Continue to insert levels with right mouse clicks until all height differences are calculated Release the left mouse button to obtain the average measurement result BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 35 36 FINE STRUCTURED EMBOSSING OR DEBOSSING In many cases the embossing and debossing is composed only by small lines or characters such as there can be several embossed or debossed areas inside the captured image of the device Moreover the embossed or debossed areas are not necess
6. 178 Lm 178 0 05 Bead Crease Bead height 0 15 Bead width Distance 195 Fold point 120 B i 26 o i i39 BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 s In case the CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM Module is activated there can also be inserted references for crease measurement Greasedepth 0 18 mig oz3 moo 8 00 o 00 foo Crease width 0 91 0 84 0 86 00 0 00 0 00 WI In case of crease measurement insert the level of width measurement The CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM Module also supports the use of references for embossing and de bossing Select the embossing debossing page to insert references and tolerances samar CREASE CHECKER Frider Dimis Arain Standards Datebase i ocu tm pas PANG EEEE i i Mare Bout Charset Heu Bond Ns i comom om ule Mir ORAS LEX be BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 21 The POWER BOX Module enables the Reference database for folded boxes amp com om oa Tae f ex f eS se E ee 39 LN 050 dA 6 ee Semen d aaa 0M oS Dw 00 Dw o0 Fodngande ee ui X9 mn o D o p P 2 Eus 0931 109 GM LA D 09 D 0m amp anbhem 007 033 Of Fl be 9 B6 Click the ADD Icon to add a new record Compile the fields and click OK 22 BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 IHE BOX LAYOUT EDITOR PLUS VERSION O
7. for Device selection 0D001 CREASE CHECKER 0004 CREASE GHECKER 00096 CREASE CHECKER Click the Cancel Icon to maintain the most recently used device Select a device from the list and click the preview Icon You can always change the connected device by selecting the Select Device item from the Device Menu BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 MAIN WINDOW amma RLM OMS Prii Commer gg cody uar ni d DENN RR cO im pe pese pem uem P mrs Bossr ESL gn Per Bi EF anite Did euni Pepe Mum Tehi bend ta Fu aT ae a 5 ae Captured image for analysis Box definition window Live Image of camera O Analysis types and grafical results Numerical Results and Report preview MAIN WINDOW ICONS MAIN MENU FUNCTIONS Measure new embossing debossing job CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM only Measure a new box in production quality control Measure new finished box job POWER BOX only Save actual image Load Image Open Standards Database Open Statistics on quality reports Analyze image BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 12 CAMERA FUNCTIONS Preview O Capture Add most recent measurement and all future measurements to statistics automatically and re calculate average maximum and minimum and Standard Deviation Click this icon again to stop adding measurements to statistics A Clear statistics Remove most recent measure
8. listed The overall Average the Standard Deviation the maximum and the mini v ve mum are calculated and displayed in a table The measurement results of the selected quality reports will be displayed graphically Purdi Cad cend pha et I us NFL TIL Toa Cari Bears EETA maid fs do IT m g min mri St di ggg Dd he ee Gic EEG NECK er ee Se DUM EIE GU EORR m spia a ud Dens E FIS GEE EAA ctr gr mo h Dari Tage 1 0 mx 1 15 itil a r E O ee eee LT MN Cee ee O ka eas egret fma Deck TEN ee ee et Jj eee rai EAE ote dqc18 GBs eh reset BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 SELECT AND DISPLAY A REPORT Move the mouse pointer on one of the squares of one of the curves Click the left mouse button The associated report will be displayed automatically and can be printed CREATE A JOB SUMMARY REPORT JLH aot SOL TFE i i itii LALELER BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 ou 52 DEVICE VERIFICATION The CREASE CHECKER comes with the CREASE CHECKER target reference plaque that can be used for internal Device verification Open the Verification Tool by selecting the Verify Menu Item from the Device menu Type the reference numbers written on the reference plaque into the proper edit fields for bead and crease verification Position the device on the Bead side of the plaque and press the meas
9. proper creases The PLUS version does support seven crease types Use the scroll bar on bottom to scroll additional crease types into view Identification Number Standard User A parallel to fibers Bead height Bead width Left fold point Right fold point Symmetry Out of tolerance values are highlighted in red BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 45 46 EH Click this Icon to restart the measurement of the actual Box Click delete to delete the most recent measurement Click the OK Icon to create a report X Click the cancel Icon to exit without creating a report ka Click the save icon to save all measurement data into a tab delimited text file The procedure is the same for crease and Creasing counterparts Only the measurement values obtained are as required DAILY PRODUCTION QUALITY CONTROL OF EMBOSSING CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM Start the measurement of a new box blank in production quality control by clicking the new job icon Enter the Job Identification number select the standard you want to work with and enter the name of the operator BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 Card board Bead Card board Crease Creasing channel Please enter the Identification Number Please select your Standard Card Board User Proceed the same way you did for crease and bead measurements Select the measurement position A F and take readings
10. version offers only one standard Box Layout Click the Box Layout selection Icon to open the list of available Box Layouts BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 19 20 ti Default Box Standard Bow Wrigley GUM 4 La 4 Standard Box Select a Box Layout by clicking into the graphical display of the proper Box Layout Link the selected Box Layout permanently to the actual selected refence by clicking the OK icon In case there has not yet been defined a Box layout you can open the box editor by clicking the Box editor Icon Define a Box Layout and link it to the actual reference set as described above Insert reference numbers and tolerances Specify the noise filter for this reference The nois filter always removes tiny details of the measured profile such as there might appear small differences in measurement reasults between filter and no filter It is recommended to use a filter on rough surface glossy surface or surface with print with it is recom mended to use no filter value 0 in case sharp corners or very small objects need to be measured Reference values can also be defined by measuring samples Click the Measure sample icon of the proper column to start the measurement process Measure the bead of the samples Finally click OK to permanently save the new reference values mm A B Scr Spr sre E Channel Depth 5 51 0 20 0 20 0 0 0 20 om 0 20 0 05 Channel Width 1 18 180 178 iL
11. In case of Embossing or De Bossing the maximum is collected oft 0 1 0 2 00 D 15 ft mm MAX MAX MAX MAX Embossing 0 042 0 041 0 041 0 041 De bossing 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 If E GUIDE is activated and the reference selected is an E GUIDE embossing reference then the E GUIDE measurement data is collected in the table ifi 0 1 0 2 o o 8 mj p mm AVG SDEV AVG SDEV AVG sDEV Avi SDEV 10 Max Embossing 0 047 0 000 Average Embossing 2 025 0 000 BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 4 Click this Icon to restart the measurement of the actual Box Click delete to delete the most recent measurement Click the OK Icon to create a report Click the cancel Icon to exit without creating a report i Click the save icon to save all measurement data into a tab delimited text file DAILY PRODUCTION QUALITY CONTROL OF FINISHED BOXES CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM POWER BOX REQUIRED king the new job icon Enter the Job Identification number select the standard A Start the measurement of a new box blank in production quality control by clic you want to work with and enter the name of the operator REGE Please enter the Identification Number lam E Please select your Standard New Box User Lukas 48 BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 Measure the corners as requested by the software 1 t di e m v EIE E
12. NLY Open the Box Layout Editor by selecting the Box Editor from the Tools menu Open an existing Box Layout or import a Box Layout from any JPG File The import will automatically resize the Box Layout for the 3 resolutions required by the CREASE CHECKER Software As an alternative you can retrieve the source image by selecting it in the PDF file copy it to the Windows clipboard and clicking the past icon of the Box editor In case the source image does not show high contrast edges the past can be performed applying a filter Select the proper area in the source PDF file copy the image and click the filtered past Icon j You can also load one of the predefined box layouts from the library by LIB ac clicking the LIB Icon Reload previously defined box blank layouts by clicking the box blank Icon BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 23 24 Click the clear Icon to clear the layout from any measurement locations previously defined A BJ C D E Les Select the type of measurement you would like to define measurement locations for A preview rectangle will be displayed when moving the mouse arrow over the box layout Move the preview rectangle over the intended measurement position and click the left mouse button to store the new position Continue to click on positions until all A measurement locations are set Now select the B icon and proceed to define B measurement loca
13. OT lapis uterus erea my db sors kj ams E Es L ri aerate iih af cram ral 2n etree Sir beer 20 Bsa ad Teor L mars Dk i eel c mn rm ans Pam a mum iml E ip E TL drL b m Pere 441 m 6m 6m 5m am 5 2 a ml Char WR ink 15 LA LR L1 LH L 58 in Dr 5E T Bin Comer in m m d E it Geh 235 030 OF C6 25 am on 0 07 x E eee LM LW o 14 D LA Lo ts mo gmi 120 ui 1 x i 1 ixi mr E Hi Sa L I mi A 4 Sa 4 4 A 4 Sonia Fita a AA You can maintain your own database by adding or removing records from the database Click the ADD Icon to add a new record Compile the fields and click OK Select the record from the list that you would like to remove from the database Click the delete icon to remove the record from the list Create a new reference record and copy the data of the selected record into the new record Select the record from the list you would like to modify Modify the data and click OK The Bead and Spine dimensions as well as the requirements for the Creasing counterparts dimensions differ depending on the direction of the crease and fibers of the material The standard database offers four different references A B C and D In case of PLUS version there can be used up to 7 different references whereby the naming of the references can be selected with the box editor see opposite BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 The crease of type B are assumed t
14. Select and display a report Create a job summary report DEVICE VERIFICATION PDZ High resolution verification PLUS Version only BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 INTRODUCTION Congratulations You have just acquired the portable creasing and folding analyzer CREASE CHECKER This device is the optimum tool to control the conver ting process of creasing It measures the characteristics of the bead the spine the folding symmetry and angle in a fast and intuitive manner The software automati cally creates quality control reports The CREASE CHECKER software is available in two versions e CREASE CHECKER PLUS e CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM CREASE CHECKER PLUS Contact your dealer to get the proper upgrade code for your device Insert the upgrade codes by selecting the PLUS upgrade function from the Help menu In addition there are available optional function modules These modules require the PLUS license smomsr CREASE CHECKER PLUS UP Code 1 725 Code 2 15276 BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 CREASING RULE The CREASING RULE function enables you to measure the characteristics of your creasing rules The function can be accessed only if the CREASING RULE Code is inserted Insert the CREASING RULE code by selecting the Creasing Rule License Item from the Help menu soser CREASE CHECKER Creasing e CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM The CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM function offers addition
15. age Max Min Std Dev Embossing 0 078 0 072 0 000 0 078 0 005 In case of embossing negative numbers the MIN value is the most appropriate to control your manufacturing process In case of debossing positive numbers the MAX value is the most appropriate to control your manufacturing process In general it is recommended to measure the inner side of the boxes to reduce the impact of print to the measurement results CAUTION The calculation of embossing and debossing differs from the calculation of bead height and crease depth The bead and crease are assumed to have more or less round shapes The height and depth therefore are calculated as the distance from the maximum peak to the surface of the material The embossing and debossing are assumed to have a flat surface on top or bottom of the line The embossing and debossing are calculated as the Average depth or height of the center area As a result the embossing debossing value is typically lower than the bead crease value L gt M cm Bead Crease Debossing Embossing BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 37 38 MEASURE EMBOSSING USING E GUIDE The E GUIDE does support a 10096 control of the embossed area CONFIGURE THE E GUIDE Position the box blank onto the table and fix it slightly with magnets Take the CREASE CHECKER device out of the holder and move the holder down Move the holder to the starting point of the embossed area and fix the position wit
16. al job statistics for crease and embossing measurements Also additional crease profile calculations are available with this function module The function can be accessed only if the CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM Code is inserted Insert the CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM Code by selecting the CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM License Item from the Help Menu s Bomsr CREASE CHECKER PREMIU The CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM option is composed of the upgrade code anda hardware tool that helps to keep the measurement sample flat in case of crease measurement or embossing measurement BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 E GUIDE The E GUIDE option is composed of a mechanical tool that guides you while pulling the CREASE CHECKER over the embossed area This leads to a repeatable fast and easy 10096 control of your embossed area The function can be accessed only if the E GUIDE Code is inserted Insert the E GUIDE code by selecting the E GUIDE License Item from the Help Menu BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 POWER BOX The POWER BOX function offers additional job statistics for finished boxes Insert the POWER BOX code by selecting the CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM License Item from the Help Menu The POWER BOX Option is supplied with a mechanical tool to put and hold in position the finished box in an easy and quick manner Important This manual describes the current version of the CREASE CHECKER hardware and software Future enh
17. ancements or modifications are reserved BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING For safety reasons it is absolutely necessary to read through the user s guide and all of the instructions it contains GENERAL SAFETY RULES If the safety recommendations and instructions in this User Guide are not com plied with measurement errors or data loss or physical injury or property damage may result CREASE CHECKER is not intrinsically safe Therefore the device cannot be used in an environment with explosive vapors where there is a risk of spark ignition CREASE CHECKER may not be used in an area with strong electromagnetic fields Use the CREASE CHECKER in ambient temperatures between 10 C 50 F and 40 C 104 F and do not expose the CREASE CHECKER to direct sun light The CREASE CHECKER Sensor should never be opened as there are no user serviceable parts Doing so voids the guarantee Contact your authorized dealer if repairs are necessary To avoid incorrect handling the CREASE CHECKER should only be used by trained personnel The CREASE CHECKER should only be used on dry measurement objects The CREASE CHECKER should be protected against chemicals corrosive vapors strong mechanical vibrations and impacts Use original spare parts and accessories only Use the original packaging exclusively when transporting The CREASE CHECKER casing can be cleaned with a dry cloth BOBST Preliminary
18. arily uniform straight lines but they are composed of curves lines are wider and smaller This makes a simple edge height measurement impossible Version 1 5 0 of the software implements an additional tool to measure randomly height deviations due to embossing or debossing Position the aperture over the embossed or debossed icon text drawing Make sure the embossed or debossed areas are quite visible inside the preview window By slightly moving the device maximize the visible difference between surface and embossed or debossed area Press the measurement button on your device The software will capture the image and automatically detect upper and lower areas The software will automatically measure height deviations and calculate the maximum embossing or debossing The maximum will be highlighted in red an IH mtm MFI qmm b 1 mm ATIS mim 0 071 mm BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 The small numbers on top are representing the height difference between the actual surface and the average surface height red line The physical depth of above example is 0 071mm and is calculated as the level difference between its neighbor s height and the own depth 0 017mm 0 0110m 0 071mm 0 057 7 This maximum embossing or debossing value is added to the table Standard Card Board mm Act Embossing 0 071 Measure on several locations and calculate the statistics Standard Card Board mm Act Aver
19. arious locations of beads and collecting the data in a statistic When testing in anew box or material there will not be any pre defi ned standard available Make sure the proper selector is un checked Bead height Bead width Once a reference for a card board material or a box blank is available it is still necessary to setup the embosser before starting production In this case check the Standard selector to compare actual readings with reference numbers If the current readings are out of tolerance the numbers will be displayed in red EH Clear statistics start new statistics Measure the first sample Add the first sample measurement to the statistics All future measurements are automatically added to the statistics until this Icon is clicked again Delete most recent measurement from the statistics Click the OK Icon to create a PDF report of the actual statistics The report is automatically saved and can be printed Important in order to re load the data to continue adding readings it is neces sary to have checked the option Output Header in the settings window Reload the data by clicking the Load measurement data Item in the File menu wr Click the save icon to save all measurement data into a tab delimited text file BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 BEAD MEASUREMENIS comu ee et Coena o dpa LUN Hi P PLI i oii ILS m m ce mg
20. ayout as Embossing Reference Open an existing Embossing Reference BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 DEFINE MEASUREMENT POSITIONS FOR THE FINISHED BOX POWER BOX ONLY The reference locations for finished box measurements are inserted the same way as you did for crease and bead measurement locations Select a box layout and insert A G locations property A 8 e kekeke 59 mts js mis je e ra us iC D Open an existing folded box layout Save the layout as folded box layout BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 27 Open the standards library window Insert material thickness and knife width and calculate the tool dimensions Link the new Box Layout to the standard by selecting it from the list TYPICAL PROCEDURE IO DEFINE NEW SIANDARD Create a new empty standard Insert the standard Identifier Create a new Box Layout if required by means of the Box Editor Get a proposal for the brightness settings Measure reference boxes that perform properly on the packaging line for any single crease type Insert tolerances Save the standard ok permanently into the database INITIALIZE THE CAMERA Click Preview to start the Live Image of the camera 2 a A flashing left dot shows that the camera is active A steady right dot a shows that the key at the device has been pressed a new image has been captured and the software is analyzing the image
21. de the window Please note that for higher measurement accuracy the vertical resolution of the image is higher than the horizontal resolution Therefore a 90 opening angle will look like approximately 60 Press the button of the CREASE CHECKER to capture an image and to analyze the edge properties sm HAN ONTOS Delius Dss ai S7 TA TAURI coque bim feo Bee d S mim i GNE as rm em Ho en i ees a E BOBST P 0223 Bead width length of line D symmetry line C D intersection point position compared to the center point of line D Folding angle real world angle between line A and B corrected for all projections BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 MEASURE IHE FINISHED BOX WITH POWER BOX POWER BOX offers additional measurement values e Radius e Roundness The Radius can be pre defined by inserting the value into the proper field Radius 1 00 If no value is inserted then the radius will be calculated automatically as the radius of the circle that fits best between the two sides Whenever a reference definition is selected the radius will be taken from the reference The roundness is the area difference between the perfect circle and the actual shape of the box see green histogram in above example BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 41 42 MULTI CREASE MEASUREMENTS Rounded corners are obtained by using multi crease technology In t
22. f the devices Finally click the report Icon to create a calibration report eamm erty CAS Sire CREASE CHECHEN VERIFICATION i EFT iea l Pub OU i mm ibb OFE eres i Hiili PASS 0 r 3 65 of 8 k P reri ae Gar CIUSPPCUERT E2AG 91 PIWOWOUT I LERIGKEOULEPUGEmS IDEE ISO IOUM SU uu BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 53 54 BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 9o www essencedesign com Non contractual information BOBST reserves the right to modify the content of this document at any time BOBST 2015 BSA096100157 052 01 Our solutions Printed in Switzerland for your machines www bobst com An ambassador for Made in Switzerland technology BOBST has been continuing its quest for innovation and excellence for over 100 years We are inventors and world leaders in the high end packaging solutions sector Our expertise is not limited to producing the machines which have made our reputation We have also devoted ourselves to developing a broad range of services which enable you to get the very best from your equipment and your expertise Offering an exemplary level of service is another part of being a world leading brand
23. h the screw EN D Move the holder to the end point of the embossed area and fix the position with the screw Fix the box blank position with the magnets to easy position the next box blank on exactly the same place Insert the CREASE CHECKER into the holder BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 MEASURE EMBOSSING WITH E GUIDE Position the box blank Move the device to the start position Press the measurement button to start the measurement process Release the button Wait until the traffic light gets green Move the device over the box blank according to the bar on the screen The software automatically creates a 3D image based on 200 cross sections with 1280 measurements each and calculates the Embossing value as the average of the 1096 highest deepest areas IMPORTANT Don t press down the CREASE CHECKER while pulling Pull it without pressure to make sure you do not press flat the embossing area 100 Embossing control what does this mean EMBOSSING Average Haght of me area Abore the DOs plaine We _ P DE BOS SING Average Dep ol The area Below the 10 plaine BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 39 FINISHED BOX CONTROL Attach the angle tool accessory to the CREASE CHECKER device in order to have a 45 reference Hold the finished box with one side parallel to the 45 plane of the Angle accessory Check the preview window and make sure the spine is visible insi
24. he number of beads in case of multi bead measurements If 1 is selected then the software will automatically detect the number of beads select History if the previous measurement should be displayed by a red line or the previous measurement is not displayed at all Select the mathematical formula for the opening calculation in crease measure ment Narrow opening is an alternative interpretation for the starting and ending of a creasing line cross section on the material surface Select if a noice filter should be applied to the surface profile curve and how strong this filter should be values 0 no filter 10 very strong filter The noise filter will reduce the impact of surface structure like fibers print or gloss Please note that a noise filter always makes the curves smooth and therefore eliminates drawing details It can appear little differences in measurement values depending on the filter setting It is recommended to use filter setting O If very tiny structures should be measured like cut score lines On rough surfaces glossy surfaces or printed surfaces the noice filter can help to improve the repeatability of the readings Enable and disable measurement functions In case the CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM Module is activated there is a separate filter setting for crease measurements In addition the level for the crease width measurement can be selected Insert a value followed by 96 to specify a percentage level Insert a value
25. his case several creases are produced with small distance between them Select the number of creases in the settings Window wn 78 Select 1 to let the software automatically determine the number of available creases or beads and their distances Position the CREASE CHECKER well centered on the multi crease and press the measurement button sci RAD CH Foki ag rrr De Jab er bee 3E LC Ses E BOBST E odie 1 i Tello COGNO ee Lee ies EXER hai mm TOUT PEN uu i Y oem LII ih Hi a M ze Eum Reed o si ac j addidi iB zug nm Te uum A ft P mh sn f Nah ww Ww Xe vins on fra tom Em m cc b A E m i THEA Bead height Single Bead distance The statistics displays the average bead height and the average distance BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 DAILY PRODUCTION QUALITY CONTROL OR CREASING H Start the measurement of a new box blank in production quality control by 1 clicking the new job icon Enter the Job Identification number select the standard you want to work with and enter the name of the operator umber 3 2 Ehe GEO Card board Bead Card board Crease 5 Creasing channel Please enter the Identification Number Please select your Standard Card Board User Click the OK Icon to continue v3 X Click the CANCEL Icon to abort Fp i L BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 43 44 The Bead
26. measurement function is selected automatically and the Job table appears in the Result Window If you would like to measure the crease select Creases on blanks CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM only If you would like to measure the Creasing counterparts select Creasing counterparts BOBST version only Select A type measurements by clicking on the A on top of the table The basic version of the CREASE CHECKER software always shows just the standard box layout The PLUS Version of the software now displays the Box Layout that has been assig ned to the active reference containing all A measurement locations Measurements of type B C and D are hidden ee pa I it fae Bech Boer ru m irr p T P E bana hauss Manm aiy Ce qa a Lar da ance a 123 Lei i a 5 i m im dumb b F r xil FI rt g xu EHE b aol aT hm E Tr p TT Bau aud m BERE Dal cd dI Lu ed pum Et Fir ex cont i LF aT TEE R7 Measure as many type A locations as required The Average and Standard Devia tion are calculated automatically Select B type measurements by clicking on the B on top of the table o BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 The PLUS version now displays the B locations Measure as many type B locations as required Average and Standard Devia tion are calculated automatically Continue by selecting C and D and measuring the
27. ment from Statistics Accept and save data Save actual statistical data create PDF report Cancel box data collection REFERENCE DATABASE FUNCTIONS from Database Copy a reference Calculate tool dimensions Select Box Layout PLUS Version only Add new Box reference C Remove Box reference Measure references Open Box Editor Get a proposal fort he PLUS Version only a brightness settings Open Box Editor PLUS Version only Undo changes and close Window BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 CONFIGURE YOUR INSTALLATION Select Settings from the file menu Select your language from the Language page BmBOmBST Settings Language Additional Reports Software Configuration Mederlands Password protection Iv Password protection You can protect additional settings by password Check or un check the Password protection item on the right bottom Insert the password lt creasing gt to make your choice permanent Password Insert Password creasing BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 19 14 The password protection will disable the modifications of all settings Only the language can still be selected Further the modification of references will be disabled by this function oelect the Additional page and change between metric system mm and Imperial inch system select the number of significant digits for measurement results select t
28. o be perpendicular to the crease of type A The orienation of the package can be defined as A being parallel to fibers or A being orthogonal to fibers e Create a new reference by clicking the E Icon e Inserta new name into the Standard field e Select the orientation of the A crease e Based on material thickness tool width and fiber orientation you can calculate a proposal for the Creasing counterparts specifications for A and B by clicking the calculator Icon If you would like to use other specifications type the new values into the proper edit fields Ais parallel to fibers Width of creasing rule 1 50 73 across the fibers Material Thickness 0 20 Select the camera settings to be used to measure this material 3 4 I 2 omg ua ta MESES a Position the Device on a typical bead of the target material Click this icon C r The Software will automatically test different settings and select the best setting for the current material The selection will be confirmed by a beep There are four sets A B C and D of references for each record one for crease parallel to fibers and one for crease perpendicular to fibers and two diagonoal crease types The PLUS version of the CREASE CHECKER Software offers seven sets of references per box that can be configured by means of the box editor In addition the PLUS version implements the possibility to link a specific customized Box Layout to any reference The basic
29. our company details below as they will appear in the header of any report Specify the output format for tab delimited text format output BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 15 m monmsr Settings Language Additional Reports Software Configuration Load yourLOGO Enter your Head Line Text Mustermann Strabe Export Data Format Decimal Separator e 0 00 0 00 Output Header Important in order to save and re load setup process data the Output Header flag needs to be checked The PLUS version offers in addition the software configuration page Language anguage Additional al Reports S fhware Conhaiaien Reference Database Configuration Edit References enabled Reference Database File Folding box blank CREASY Standards txt Reference Database File Embossing Debossing CREASY EBOX txt Reference Database File Folded box ACREASY FBOX txt Reports Save Image Preview PDF Auto select next crease Reports Directory Host Interface i NONE CH HOT FOLDER TCP IP Interface HOST IP Sendstring 16 BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 Select the file location of the reference database Type the file name into the proper field and confirm by pressing the ENTER key or select the database file by clicking the open Icon on the right hand Select if the database can be modified or not Use this flag to prevent the user from editing the database in case of multi use
30. r installations accessing the same reference database file In case the CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM Module is active also the database file for the embossing debossing references can be selected In case the POWER BOX Module is active also the database file for the finished Box references can be selected In addition you can select the destination path where all PDF reports should be saved The reports will be saved into sub directory of the selected path In case the CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM Module is activated you can save original captured images into a sub directory NSetupRepMmg by selecting the Save Image Selector Select if the PDF report should be displayed after creation Select if during job measurement the next crease type is selected automatically after the number of predefined measurement positions have been measured for the actual crease type The CREASE CHECKER PLUS can run on a network communicating with a server application based on two communication protocols TCP IP e HOT FOLDER For details check the manual CREASE CHECKER Host Interface pdf BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 17 18 STANDARDS DATABASE The CREASE CHECKER software offers a database with standards Click the database icon to open the database interface emomer CREASE CHECKED Folding Creming Analyte Dranedaeds Database ite Faking bera bark mbossing Ebina poe Bee Dare i cwm ri hrs Pera cari aoe T
31. the difference between the width at half depth and the with at substrate level There can be selected the interpretation to be narrow or wide in the settings menu a d dc Crease depth d Half crease depth d 50 d rT Crease width W d Crease opening narrow interpretation o W pg Crease opening wide interpretation O W Section A B Symmetry B A B BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 MANUAL MEASUREMENT OF BEAD AND CREASE Move the mouse pointer to first position in your crease or bead Press the left mouse button down and keep it depressed Move the mouse pointer to the second position in your crease or bead Click the right mouse button while the left mouse button is still depressed Move the mouse pointer with left mouse button still depressed to the bottom of the crease or to the top of the bead respectively y 4 Releasethe left mouse button The analysis is displayed A d in terms of crease depth or bead height and bead width Measure the bead turn the sample over to the opposite side and measure the spine of the same crease The software displays the overlaid image BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 33 34 MEASURE EMBOSSING OR DEBOSSING ON LARGE AREAS Q Select the embossing debossing tool to measure embossing i or debossing depth ram IPIE DEE fade uamawrdumpom i a y A 28 2 m EN 6 ps THE T1 NI Am uns f ma
32. tions Proceed with C and D accordingly A kekeeke Leks Se E r mAr Ere FRE jd TYPE BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 Below the Type character there is a selector to select the type of the crease e Select S for standard crease e Select A for auto detection of the number of crease lines in case of multi crease e 2 Select the number of creases in case of multi crease Remove a single measurement position by selecting the Remove Icon and clicking with the left mouse button into the proper position Rename a position by double clicking the proper icon and inserting a new name singel character Bacto Label Enter Positon Label X All positions that have already been inserted will be renamed automatically amma CREASE CHECKER Blau Editor Below any crease type icon there can be selected the number of creases composing the folging line of the box 1 AM 18mi amp B 1 1 H H H H ngne wH g a J J q Save the actual Box definition BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 2 DEFINE MEASUREMENT LOCATIONS FOR EMBOSSING CREASE CHECKER PREMIUM ONLY The reference locations for embossing measurements are inserted the same way as you did for crease and bead measurement locations Select a box blank layout and insert A G locations properly o E E ms ls a s ejn als Dee on TETEE Save the l
33. urement button Now rotate the plaque and measure the crease If both measurements are in tolerance you can create a PDF report and print the report using the PDF func tions on bottom Seamer Wari CREASE CHECKER CREARE CHECKER VEREKCATKIN CE ATY Dr amr ep per erie Pree CODI L ad Wai are A icd ie EL TITEL AHE BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 HIGH RESOLUTION VERIFICATION PLUS VERSION ONLY The CREASE CHECKER STEP WEDGE can be acquired as an optional to perform high resolution verification of the CREASE CHECKER device Based on a Look Up table this feature can be used to match one CREASE CHECKER perfectly to another over years Open the high resolution function by selecting the Verify Scale Item from the main menu Device Insert the reference values from the CREASE CHECKER STEP WEDGE label into the reference column of the table Make sure to insert the lowest value on top Click the SAVE Icon to save the reference values Click the CLEAR Icon to clear the table Now start measuring each level starting with the lowest level The absolute height will be displayed in blue color and the difference in red color in real time inside the graph In case the differences are out of tolerance you can calculate a LUT by clicking mw LUT the LUT Icon The LUT will be automatically stored and applied on all future measurements until a new LUT is created The LUT does improve the inter instru ment Agreement o
34. user manual V1 7 0 0 INSTALLATION Start your Computer and wait until all boot processes have terminated and your computer is ready to operate Do not plug the USB cable in at this time Plug the CREASE CHECKER USB Memory Stick into a free USB Port and wait until Windows has recognized and registered the USB Stick as a Mass storage Device INSTALL THE CREASE CHECKER SOFIWARE The USB Memory stick contains a setup utility setup CREASE CHECKER exe which can be run to install the CREASE CHECKER Software on your PC Before termination the video driver installer will automatically be started Click INSTALL 15 Videoloey Driver Viewer setip Installation kolder BAR Space required 2 4MB Space available 20 966 Cancel Nullsart Install System v2 12 Install Wait until the installation of the driver is finished Now connect the USB cable to a free USB2 0 port Windows will automatically detect the driver and assign it to the device BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 10 RUN THE APPLICATION e Launch the CREASE CHECKER exe e Click the CREASE CHECKER Icon on your desktop or Run the CREASE CHECKER from the Windows Start Menu You can use one Software installation for multiply Hardware Copy the serialnum ber CREASE CHECKER INI file from the USB Stick into the Installation directory of your computer If more then one of those files is located at program start than the software will promt
35. without to specify the level in microns The level is always calculated starting from the bottom of the crease In case the E GUIDE Module is activated there are available settings to optimize the embossing measurement Select the number of images to capture during one single measurement procedure The more images are captured the more details are used to calculate the average depth but the more time is needed for a single measurement Select the size of the measured patch This is used to display the 3D image in a proper XY relation It has no impact on the measurement result Select the time the traffic light is on hold before the device can be pulled over the embossing area Select the Frame Rate for Image Capture Select if your embossing is very deep gt 0 1mm Select the depth to use to calculate the average depth of the embossed area BOBST Preliminary user manual V1 7 0 0 Additional Reports Software Configuration on v Bead Crease fd P Round Corner a a an 3 0 0 mm 0 00 mm E E Cross section a 0 000 mm T Embossing Debossing Cae Small Embossing Debossing History SAN Small Embossing Debossing Narrow Opening SN Folding angle j a Filter Power Crease Filter E GUIDE Scan Images Start Delay Frame Rate Select the Reports page Load your company Logo that will be applied to your quality reports by clicking the File Open Icon Insert y
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